Analysis
HTS 4407.95.00 covers of ash (Fraxinus spp.) under heading 4407 (wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or…).
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 61% of the 257 tariff lines in chapter 44, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 321113 (Sawmills), an industry of 2,691 US establishments employing 79,871 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
All 20 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4407.11.00 | Of pine (Pinus spp.) | Free |
| 4407.12.00 | Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.) | Free |
| 4407.13.00 | Of S-P-F (spruce (Picea spp.), pine (Pinus spp.) and fir (Abies spp.)) | Free |
| 4407.14.00 | Of Hem-fir (Western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) and fir (Abies spp.)) | Free |
| 4407.19.00 | Coniferous: other | Free |
| 4407.21.00 | Mahogany (Swietenia spp.) | Free |
| 4407.22.00 | Virola, Imbuia and Balsa | Free |
| 4407.23.01 | Of tropical wood: teak | Free |
| 4407.25.00 | Dark Red Meranti, Light Red Meranti and Meranti Bakau | Free |
| 4407.26.00 | White Lauan, White Meranti, White Seraya, Yellow Meranti and Alan | Free |
| 4407.27.00 | Of tropical wood: sapelli | Free |
| 4407.28.00 | Of tropical wood: iroko | Free |
| 4407.29.02 | Of tropical wood: other | Free |
| 4407.91.00 | Of oak (Quercus spp.) | Free |
| 4407.92.00 | Of beech (Fagus spp.) | Free |
| 4407.93.00 | Of maple (Acer spp.) | Free |
| 4407.94.00 | Of cherry (Prunus spp.) | Free |
| 4407.96.00 | Of birch (Betula spp.) | Free |
| 4407.97.00 | Of poplar and aspen (Populus spp.) | Free |
| 4407.99.02 | Other: other | Free |